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Secluded island one of last Covid-free places on Earth -

but visitors risk being killed
North Sentinel Island is one of the most secluded spots on the planet due to its hostile inhabitants and has an
exclusion zone around it, meaning it's unlikely to have been hit by the pandemic

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By John James
16:37, 15 FEB 2022 UPDATED 20:53, 15 FEB 2022

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Since the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020, the disease has spread all over the world — but
there are yet some parts of the map that can lay claim to have avoided the virus completely,
including North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean.

However, as with anything, there's a sizeable catch as the island is home to 400 members of an
Indigenous tribe that have been known to kill visitors on sight.

Little is known about the indigenous Sentinelese who have lived on the island for more than
60,000 years despite numerous attempts to explore the area.

Throughout the years, there have been many tragic incidents involving the tribe and people who
have ventured too close.

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 The tribe are very hostile to visitors

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In 2006, two men were killed by the tribe as they fished nearby and the islanders have also been
documented throwing stones and shooting arrows at passing planes and helicopters.

Meanwhile, in the late 1980s, many Sentinelese were killed as armed salvagers visited the island
after a shipwreck.

But since then the tribesmen have remained almost completely undisturbed.

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 The tribe have been known to shoot at helicopters

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The area, which is part of the Andaman Islands, is located around 500 miles from the mainland –
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And Indian authorities believe the ancient isle is so dangerous that they have made it illegal for
anyone to go within three miles.

It's safe to assume then that due to the island's complete seclusion from the rest of the world,
the coronavirus and its variant chums would not have been able to infect the tribe.

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 An exclusion zone exists around the island

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Intriguingly though it seems the virus has managed to spread itself in the neighbouring
Andaman Islands.

In August 2020, the Guardian reported that 10 members of the Great Andamanese tribe had
managed to test positive for Covid despite visitors being incredibly scarce.

At the time of the testing, there were only 59 members of the dwindling tribe left on the island.

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